En plein air is a French expression that means "in the open air." Students walked from the middle school to Salesian Park in Goshen in the early morning to spend the day painting.

This painting trip is planned each fall in order to capture the autumn colors. Painting outdoors on location creates more of a challenge than painting from a photo, since the artist must deal with the elements and the changing light. According to Pahucki, the students met that challenge and created some beautiful paintings.